The following is an overview of the events of 1977 in motorsport including the major racing events, motorsport venues that were opened and closed during a year, championships and non-championship events that were established and disestablished in a year, and births and deaths of racing drivers and other motorsport people.
Annual events
editThe calendar includes only annual major non-championship events or annual events that had significance separate from the championship. For the dates of the championship events see related season articles.
Date | Event | Ref |
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5–6 February | 15th 24 Hours of Daytona | [1] |
20 February | 19th Daytona 500 | [2] |
15 May | 61st Targa Florio | [3] |
22 May | 35th Monaco Grand Prix | [4] |
29 May | 61st Indianapolis 500 | [5] |
11–12 June | 45th 24 Hours of Le Mans | [6] |
11–17 June | 59th Isle of Man TT | [7] |
23–24 July | 29th 24 Hours of Spa | [8] |
2 October | 18th Hardie-Ferodo 1000 | [9] |
8–9 October | 6th 24 Hours of Nurburgring | [10] |
20 November | 24th Macau Grand Prix | [11] |
Births
editDate | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
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14 | January | Narain Karthikeyan | Indian | Racing driver | The first Indian Formula One driver. | [12] |
28 | Takuma Sato | Japanese | Racing driver | Indianapolis 500 winner (2017). | [13] | |
14 | December | Romain Dumas | French | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (2010, 2016). FIA World Endurance champion (2016). | [14] |
Deaths
editDate | Month | Name | Age | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18 | March | José Carlos Pace | 32 | Brazilian | Racing driver | 1975 Brazilian Grand Prix winner. | [15] |
31 | May | Floyd Davis | 72 | American | Racing driver | Indianapolis 500 winner (1941). | [16] |
9 | September | Russell "Jungle Jim". Liberman | 31 | American | drag racer | [17] |
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Daytona 24 Hours 1977 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "1977 Daytona 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "61^ TARGA FLORIO". targaflorio.info. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "1977 Grand Prix of Monaco". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "1977 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Le Mans Register - 1977". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "TT 1977". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "24 h Spa-Francorchamps". touringcarracing.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "1977 Bathurst 1000". Unique Cars & Parts. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "Nurburgring 24 hours". touringcarracing.net. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "1977 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "Narain Karthikeyan". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Takuma Sato". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Romain Dumas". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Carlos Pace". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "Floyd Davis". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "No. 17 'Jungle Jim'". National Hot Rod Association. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
External links
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